Carpet-beater.



M. J. PALMER & W. H. BURTON. CARPET HEATER. APPLICATION FILED oc'r'.1e, 191s.

1,1 12,314. Patentea Sept. 29, 1914.

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CARPET- eltran.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented Sept. 29,1914.

Application filed October 16, 1913. Serial No. 795,525.

To aZZ whom it may concern) 1 Be it known that we, MARTIN J. PALMER and TVILLIAM H. BURTON, citizens of the United States, residing at 'Beardstown, in

the county of Cass and State of Illinois,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Beaters, of which the fol lowin is a s ecification.

This invention relates to improvements in carpet heaters, and it proposes a portable machine constructed to efficiently liberate the dust from carpets or rugs as they lie in place upon the floor.

The object of the invention is to provide a compact and inexpensively constructed machine capable of ready operation by manual power, readily movable along the carpet An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine in which the features of the inventionare incorporated; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, the heaters and their appurtenances being shown in plan.

Similar characters of'reference designate the accompanying drawings,

corresponding parts throughout the several views. 1 1 i The instrumentalities, of the machine are supported by a frame which lncludes a pair of vertical bars 1 and a base bar 2 connected to the lower ends of the bars 1 and project ing for substantial and equal distances beyond said bars 1. The bars 1 are disposed in upright relation and their upper portions are curved inwardly until they meet, and are then extended in parallel relation to afford a hand grip 3. I

In the embodiment disclosed, the carpet beating instrumentalities are arranged in duplicate, and in each instance comprise a rocker bar 41 arranged in. advance of the base bar 2 and connected to the upper face of the from the foregoing description.

latter by spring hinges 5 and a beater 6 carried by said rocker bar. The heaters Gare preferably constructed of.wire, and consist in each instance of a pair of members havmg interengaging coils 7 and having arms 8 "which project in diverging relation beyond the coils 7. The inner terminals of the wire 1 members which compose each beater 6l proect under a rocker bar t and are connected to said rocker bar, preferably by having angularly extending portions 9 which arefsecured in openings or recesses extending from the under face of said rocker bar. 1 The,

construction of thebeaters disclosed in the drawings, while preferred, is not obligatory.

The rocker bars are arranged symmetrically WltlilfilltlOIl to thevertical} center of the base barQ and the operating means employed is common to said rocker bars and consists essentially of 'a wheel 10 arranged mid-way between the bars 1 and mounted on an, axle 11 which is carried. by" said bars.

The wheel 10 is providedat each sidethereofwith laterally projecting studs 12 for en gagement wlth angularly disposed armsl3 which are carried by the bars 4. l/Vhere the beating instrumentalities are arranged in duplicate, as in the embodiment shown, it is preferred that the beatersall work in alter natiomand forthis purpose thestuds 12, at

one side of the wheel 10, are arranged in staggered relation to the studs12 at the opposite side of said wheel. Any con venient means may be employed for rotating the Wheel 10. By preference, the wheel 10 is formed with sprocket teeth and is driven by .a chain 14 froina sprocket wheel 15 which is arranged centrally between the bars 1 and ismountedon mama 16-journaled 1in saidbars and having" at one end thereof a crankhandle 17.

The shaft 16 is arranged at such an elevation on the bars 1 that its crank handle 17 is Within easy reach of the operator.

The operation will be readily apparent The machine is placed at any desired location on the .carpet, and the crank handle 17 is rotated to effect a clockwise movement of the Wheel 10. During the rotation of the Wheel 10 its studs 12 successively engage the arms 13 of the rocker bars 4:, and by virtue of such engagement, move said rocker bars on their hinges 5 and lift the heaters from the carpet. hen the studs 12 disengage the arms 13, the springs of the hinges 5 move the rocker bars downwardly and cause the beaters to strike the carpet with considerable impact. The number of strokes of the heaters depends upon the number of studs 12, and the rapidity of the rotation of the wheel 10. The force with which the heaters engage the carpet can be increased by tilting the bars 1' forwardly so as to cant the bar 2 relatively to the rocker bars 4, and to increase the tension of the springs of the hinge joints 5. The carpet beater herein described will clean a relatively large area in any given location, and will do its work quickly and thoroughly, and when a particular area of the carpet hasthus been cleaned, the beater may be easily moved into position to clean some other portion of the carpet.

The construction is inexpensive to manufacture, strong, accessible, and light in weight.

,I-Ia'ving fully described our invention, we

' claim j .1. In a portable carpet beater, a base bar adapted to rest directly upon the carpet in site, a rocker bar parallel to the base bar, spring hinge connections between the base bar and the rocker bar, a beater carried by the rocker bar,an uprlght frame of which the base bar forms apart and which has a handlelat its upper end, and manually operated means carried by said upright frame for periodically moving said rocker bar about its hinge connections as an axis.

2; In a portable carpet beater, a base bar adapted to rest directly upon the carpet in situ, arocker bar parallel to the base bar,

' hinge connections between the base bar and the rocker bar, a beater carried by the rocker bar, an upright frame of which the base bar forms a part and which has a handle at its upper end, and manually operated means Sim, a rockerbar parallel to the base bar,

spring, hinge connections between the base Copies'of this patent may be obtained for bar and the rocker bar, a beater carried by the rocker bar, an upright frame of which the base bar forms a part and which has a handle at its upper end, and manually operated means carried by said upright frame for periodically moving said rocker bar about its hinge connections as an axis, the means including a wheel provided with laterally projecting studs and an angularly disposed arm carried by the rocker bar for engagement by said studs.

4. In a portable carpet beater, a base bar adapted to rest directly upon the carpet in sizfu, a pair of juxtaposed rocker bars parallel to the base bar, hinge connections between the rocker bars and the base bar, beaters carried by the rocker bars, an upright frame of which the base bar forms a part and which has a handle at its upper end, and manually operated means carried by the frame and common to said rocker bars for periodically and alternately moving them about their hinge connections as axes.

5. In a portable carpet beater, a base bar adapted to rest directly upon the carpet in site, a pair of juxtaposed rocker bars parallel to the base bar, spring hinge connections between the rocker bars and the base bar, heaters aarried by the rocker bars, an upright frame of which the base bar forms a part and which has a handle at its upper end, and manually operated means carried by the frame and common to said rocker bars for periodically and alternately moving them about their hinge connections as axes, the means including a wheel having laterally projecting studs at each side there of and angularly disposed arms carried by the rocker bar for engagement by said studs.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARTIN J. PALMER. WILLIAM H. BURTON.

Vitnesses JOHN BROEKER, HARRY H. GARDNER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1). $3. 

